The Natchez Trace 444

The 10th Annual Spring Hill Turkey Burn is sponsored by Great White Express Car Wash!

1K | 5K | Half Marathon

Description:

Tennessee Children’s Home is having Spring Hill’s 9th Annual Turkey Burn, a 1K | 5K | Half Marathon event on November 28, 2026. We are very excited to fill a community need and fund-raise.

Come enjoy a beautiful run through the hilly back roads of Maury County and Spring Hill. The race will start and finish at Spring Hill High School.

Virtual Option is available | Virtual Run is not timed | Virtual is not available for awards | Virtual packages will be mailed after the race date

Charity Mission:

The money raised will support the Middle Tennessee campus of Tennessee Children's Home and the programs provided. Children and youth, who otherwise would not have opportunities to learn about Christ, have educational services, and physical necessaries. We count on people like you to help provide this safe and secure environment. We hope that you will consider making an impact in this way, and that you understand how life changing your gift will be for children and youth who will be given opportunities because of your sponsorship and donation.

Route:

The course will be multi-surface, gravel, asphalt, and cement. Come enjoy a beautiful run through the hilly back roads of Maury County and Spring Hill. The race will start and finish at Spring Hill High School.

Half Marathon Map and Elevation (opens MapMyRun)

5K Map and Elevation (opens MapMyRun)

Runners are responsible to know the route. Maps are listed above.

We do our best to hold our races to the highest quality standards, from start to finish, course design, accuracy, barriers, water stations and running course will be intently laid out for your safety. Safety is our main concern. Please note that although we’ll try our best to avoid it, the course and start time is subject to change.

Schedule:

PRE-PACKET PICK UP: Friday, November 27, 2026

Pick inside: Beat the crowds by picking up your race bib, goodie bag, and shirt the day before the race. Registrants are allowed to pick up materials for friends and family members with a copy of their ID (a picture of the ID via phone is allowed).

Time: Noon – 4:00 PM

Location: Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee 5221 Port Royal Rd Unit 101 Spring Hill, TN 37174

T-Shirts are first come-first served. Although we order 500+ T-shirts, we can't predict sizes, thus sizes are not guaranteed for registrations after November 6, 2026.

EVENT DAY: Saturday, November 28, 2026

• 6:30 am Registration & Check-in – Spring Hill High School 1 Raider Lane, Columbia, 38401

• 7:15 am Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem and Prayer

• 7:30 am Half Marathon

• 8:00 am 5K Begins

• 9:00 am 1K Begins

• 9:30 am 5K Awards and Food

• 10:00 am Awards for Half Marathon and Food

Medals and Awards:

All Half Marathon and 5K participants get Finisher medals.

Men’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd | Women’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd | Masters Runner Men and Women 40+ 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

Age Groups - Male and Female

10-14 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

15-19 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

20-24 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

25-29 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

30-34 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

35-39 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

40-44 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

45-49 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

50-54 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

55-59 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

60-64 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

65-69 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

70-74 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

75+ 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

Rules:

Half-Marathon has a 3.5-hour time limit. (Course support will cease after 3.5 hours)

No dogs allowed.

Strollers welcome for the 5K and 1K. (Please Remember this course will be multi-surface, hilly, gravel, asphalt, and cement.)

Please note that a 15-minute mile pace or faster is required for both the 5k and Half Marathon race distances. A 15 min. mile pace is roughly four miles per hour, equivalent to a very brisk walk. If you fall below this pace, the race organizers can no longer guarantee course support. Aid Stations, medical support, portable toilets, and road closures will begin to become unavailable to participants. The local police and race organizers will ask you to reroute to a shorter version of the course or move up onto the sidewalk where you will be required to obey regular traffic laws.

An Adventure 20+ Years in the Making

An unconventional partner triathlon combining canoe, bike, and trail run — launching from the Duck River below the Maury County Jail and racing through Chickasaw Trace County Park.

Triathlon Format

Participants must compete with a partner of your choosing. If both partners want to do the full triathlon, then sign up as a TEAM: Partners should not stick together after the canoe portion; your finish times will be combined (added together) for finish results. Alternatively you may compete as a RELAY: Partners canoe together, then one person will continue on the bicycle while the running partner waits for the bicyclist to return. When the bicyclist finishes, he or she will tag the runner to begin the run course. Team and Relay partners will compete at the same time, but scoring results will be separate.TRANSITIONSAt the end of the canoe, strip off the company provided life jacket and leave it in the canoe. Carry your personally owned life jackets and paddles to transition to prevent mix-ups with the canoe companies. Those who will be biking will run about 100 yards from the boat ramp to transition. Bikes will be laid on their side in a grass transition area. Bicyclists will return to the same area to tag their relay partner or begin the run.

Race Day Schedule

Check in at the Hanson Shelter at Chickasaw Trace Park, 1419 New Hwy 7, Columbia from 6:30 to 8:00 and then proceed with your vehicle to the river parking area at the end of the road. Put your bicycle in the transition box and then familiarize yourself with the flow from the river (takeout) to the transition box, and then the exit. We will begin shuttling participants at 8:30 from the transition box area. It takes multiple trips over 30 minutes to transport everyone. The start will begin between 9:15 and 9:30. There will be two heats with 7 minutes between starts. The timing system will adjust for the 7 minutes.

3.5 Miles on the Duck River

The canoe start will be near the Maury County Jail. The person in the back of the canoe hangs on to a rope that is strung across the river. Expect the canoe trip to take 40+ minutes. Participants will need to wear shoes, water shoes, or mountain bike shoes and expect them to get wet. Life jackets must be worn; the rental companies will provide them but personally owned jackets are allowed.Canoes Provided – No Personal Canoes AllowedTwo-person canoes from neighboring rental businesses are being provided as part of the entry fee. Paddles and life jackets are included. No personally owned canoes will be allowed for this event. Personally owned single-blade paddles and life jackets are allowed. Participants will need to carry the canoe (80 lbs.), along with their partner, down a hill to the river. Canoes and paddles will not all be identical. In fact, some canoes may be aluminum and others fiberglass or composite. Entrants must accept these differences as a condition of registering.View Canoe Map

7.5 Mile Mountain Bike on Single Track

The bike course will be one loop of the Chickasaw Trace Park trails minus some of the more difficult sections. Reclamation of the landfill currently in place may shorten the course to 7.5-miles. It is almost all single-track trails in woods. There are plenty of technical (difficult and challenging) sections that remain. After two miles the course takes on several tough climbs. Participants must gain mountain bike experience on trails before racing. Beginners are welcome, but first-timers on trails may be pulled from the race. Passing is generally accomplished by the approaching rider announcing, “I need to get by when you can!” and the lead rider conceding and moving to one side as soon as room allows. Please don’t pull off and stop just to let someone pass.Helmets must be worn.View Bike Map

2.65 Mile Trail Run

The run section is on the flattest and easiest portion of the mountain bike trail for the most part. However, there are some terrain challenges and two hills. We do not expect bikes to be on the same trail portion at the same time as runners except for extremely slow canoeists, or as a backup plan if a trailer of canoes does not show. If this occurs we will instruct bicyclists to announce their approach and pass carefully on the left. Relay Runners: Expect to wait 40+ minutes for your partner to return from biking. You may get wet on the canoe trip, and so be prepared to stay warm with a towel or blanket or a change of clothes. Added in 2022 is an addition to the run course called the “Death Ditch.” In the event of rain or mud, runners will run next to the Death Ditch instead of running in the crevice.View Run MapFor more details, please visit our website

Event's current local time: 3:32 AM CT

THIS CAMP IS FOR C26 ATHLETES ONLY

Included in your entry fee is 4 dinners, 5 nights of lodging, fuel and nutrition and a camp shirt.

This camp is designed for athletes looking to both boost their run fitness over the winter and spend quality time with other athletes in an amazing atmosphere. This 5 day run camp will include 6-8 total runs of varying length, duration and intensity. The duration and mileage of each run will be based on the athletes specific abilities and goals and placed in a specific run group. The #1 rule is NO ONE RUNS ALONE. If you have attended any of our triathlon or swim camps you know that we start together and end together. Runs will be on both trail and gravel road so please bring the appropriate footwear. Like all of our other camps this camp is for EVERY ability.

Our training sessions will be based on TIME. So no matter how slow or fast you are, we will all be finishing at the same time. Activities may include (but not limited to) hill repeats, capture the flag relays, mapped out course runs, hiking expeditions, cold plunges at the end of the day to heal those sore muscles...and more! We will have 2-3 sessions per day, with time in between to hang out in the lodge with our C26 teammates!

Training can be a lonely endeavor especially in the winter months when it's colder and the sunlight hours are at a minimum. This is a great opportunity to keep you motivated and excited to train through those tough winter months. You will leave this camp in better run shape than ever and go home with either new friendships or having become even better friends with your fellow team members. This venue also serves as a great place to just get away and disconnect from the stress of every day life. A true Runcation. The backdrop of the Five Star Retreat will be perfect for the scheduled downtime and enjoying the incredible scenery in both fall and winter months.

You DO NOT need to be some seasoned trail veteran!! One of the wonderful things about this location is the variety of terrain we have to choose from. We will have gravel, roads and dirt trail. These trails are only as technical as you want them to be. They are normally used for hiking and ATV’s to get around the 450 acres of land they have there. The terrain has options of rolling hills, long gradual inclines as well as very steep inclines.

Prepare to have fun and really enjoy yourself. We will be running in an incredible place, but you will also have plenty of down time to hang out with new and old friends! Come prepared to soak it in. Here is a list of the activities they have onsite. http://www.fivestarretreat.com/activities.php

One of the best things about this being an “athlete only” camp is that not only will I adjust your training to make sure you are prepared for run camp. I will also be aware of your current fitness, goals, strengths and limitations. I will use this info to control the duration of your runs, walks, hikes while also pairing you with a partner of group to do your session with based on those abilities. You will not be alone and you will not be asked to do something you are not prepared to do.